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Household of Alexander Murdoch (born 1837, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Alexander Murdoch and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Murdoch, born in 1837 in Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; James (born 1872 in Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Georgina (born 1875 in Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1860 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, William (born 1878 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Murdoch's household

Male

Alexander

Murdoch

Head
Male

James

Murdoch

Son
Female

Georgina

Murdoch

Daughter
Female

Mary

Paterson

Servant
Male

William

Farquhar

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Murdoch
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Murdoch

Head

Widower

44

1837

Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Murdoch

Son

-

9

1872

Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Georgina

Murdoch

Daughter

-

6

1875

Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Paterson

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Farquhar

Boarder

-

3

1878

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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